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Edwin Powell Hubble: Modern Astronomer


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  • Edwin Hubble was born on 1898 and died in 1953.

  • He was born in Marsh Missouri and in 1898 he and his family move to Chicago.

  • Hubble was famous for discovering that there were more galaxies beyond the Milky Way and he also is famous for the Hubble Telescope!

  • Edwin Hubble studied law at Oxford College and since he was such a smart, intelligent, man he got a Rhodes Scholarship from Oxford College

  • Hubble also worked at Mt.Wilson Observatory and that was where he worked for the rest of his life

  • A interesting fact is that Hubble wanted to fight in World War 2 to help his country but decided that he could contribute more as an astronomer/scientist



Hubble's College Life


  • The first college Hubble went to was the University of Chicago

  • There he concentrated on math, astronomy, and philosophy

  • These studies led to a BS degree in 1910

  • The next three years of his life he spent at Oxford College

  • At Oxford College Hubble studied law and got a Rhodes Scholarship from that which is very impressive

  • Once he got bored from law he went back to astronomy, the subject he studied for most of his life